Bob,

Now on my Galaxy Notes 3, I have an app called "My Files" that does exactly=
 what you want.
You can see the local storage volume and the SD card, including the hidden =
files.

Jean-Paul
N1JPL / ex AC9GH

> On Dec 16, 2015, at 9:34 PM, Bob Blick <bobblick@ftml.net> wrote:
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> Agreed, it's been a work-in-progress since the HTC One. And since
> there's no documentation, we poke around and eventually just get a new
> phone, swapping one suite of bugs for another.
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> Just being able to see all the files and directories would be enough for
> me.
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> BTW, Android 6.01 Marshmallow on a Nexus 6 here.
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> Best regards, Bob
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> On Wed, Dec 16, 2015, at 06:25 PM, John Ferrell wrote:
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>> tonight. Its not a new problem, you will recognize it when you see it.
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>> On 12/16/2015 3:00 PM, Bob Blick wrote:
>>> It seems that every time I update an app in my phone, my available
>>> storage drops by the size of the update package. So if I have an app
>>> that is 16 megs and I've updated it five times, I'm down over 80 megs.
>>> No big deal by itself, but by rough calculations I'm wasting over a
>>> gigabyte to all these useless packages, leaving less room for important
>>> cat videos.
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>>> Unfortunately the folder that houses all the install packages is
>>> invisible and unavailable.
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>>> Is there an app that lets you zotz these files, or do I need to root my
>>> phone first?
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>>> Thanks for any insight.
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>>> Bob
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